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Forfarian
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I have been looking at the 1881 census entry for your ggran Caroline and family; it is interesting to note that your gran's sister caroline, aged 3 on the census, was born in Ferr-Port-on-Craig, which according to my 1882 Gazetteer of Scotland is:
"A town and parish in extreme north-east of Fife. The town stands on Firth of Tay, opposite Broughty Ferry; sprang from an abcient ferry; took the alternative name of Tayport at formation of the edinburgh, Perth and Dundee railway; acquired then extensive harbour works and station buildings for the railway's communication with Broughty Ferry; became afterwards a sea-bathing resort....."
That is correct
The Montrose railway had to have 2 bridges made to cross the river from Craig/Ferryport to Rossie island, then from the island to Montrose
Don't confuse Ferryport-on-Craig with Ferryden.
Ferryport-on-Craig is, as the above article says, on the north coast of the county of Fife, across the Tay from Dundee. It is not far from Wormit, where the famous Tay Bridge makes landfall in Fife.
Ferryden is the largest village in the parish of Craig in the County of Angus.
There were a rail and a road bridge from the south side of Montrose Basin (parish of Craig) to Rossie Island, then another road and another rail bridge from Rossie Island to Montrose. Some time in the last 50 or so years the channel south of Rossie Island was filled in and built on, so the island is no longer an island, and there is only one road bridge, from what was Rossie Island to Montrose. However both rail bridges still cross the water.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/37747 is the recently replaced road bridge from the former Rossie Island to Montrose
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/35631 is the rail viaduct from the south shore of Montrose Basin to what was Rossie Island
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/487529 shows the rail bridge from the former Rossie Island to Montrose
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MonicaLesl
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Hi Doric
Perfect example of Ancestry's transcription being misleading 
I think George and Caroline have been wrongly linked. If you look at Ancestry's refs:
George Baxter; Household Schedule No. 63; Line 10
Caroline Baxter; Household Schedule No. 64; Line 11
So, whilst the entries are next to each other, they appear to be separate households. Also, whilst the entries for George and Caroline show 2 Usan Road, the rest of the Johnson family (the children) are showing 3 Usan Road. Again, I think this is a mistranscription by Ancesty (you should be able to verify this on the SP index entry).
There is no original image for the 1881 Census in Scotland available on line, all other census years as you know have images available to view on SP but not 1881 (no idea why actually). Scotlands People only have an index which you already have by the sounds of it.
Regards.
Monica 
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........
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MonicaLesl
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Doric
I've looked hard for your William in Scotland in the past with no joy sadly. What year do you have for his birth?
Monica
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........
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MonicaLesl
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Is this the family's 1871 entry in Rosedale Yorkshire (did William and Caroline marry in 1868 after the birth of some of their children?):
William Johnson 35, foreman at kiln, b. Worksop
Caroline Johnson 31, b. South Shields
John Johnson 5, b. Mordan, Durham
Joseph Johnson 4, b. Rosedale
Margarett Johnson 2, b. Rosedale
Thomas Johnson 9 months, b. Rosedale
Charlotte Johnson 12, sister in law, nurse, b. Spalding, Lincolnshire
Ann Gray 22, visitor, b. Norton Malton, Yorkshire
Children's ages above and order don't quite fit with the 1881 entry (ignoring George ) in Craig Angus :
Caroline Johnston 36, railway lab. wife, b. South Shields
Margaret Johnston 12, b. Rosedale
Joseph Johnston 11, b. Rosedale
Elizabeth Johnston 7, b. Co. Durham
Thomas Johnston 5, b. Co. Durham
Caroline Johnston 3, b. Ferry- Porton-Craig,
Ann Johnston 2 Mo, b. Craig
Monica
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........
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doric
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The only info I have on my g.grandad is that he was born at Worksop, Nottingham c1836. I found this out by obtaining the marriage certificate for my gran which showed her father as William, I already knew her mum to be Caroline and that she had siblings, one a brother Joseph who I remember my gran saying was born in Rosedale, Yorks and she herself was born in Scotland. I found the family on 1871 census for Rosedale, which gave me the information about Worksop. Continuing my search for the marriage of William and Caroline, I found that they married at Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland in 1863 and William's father shown on the certificate is also William. It turned out that my gran was born in 1881 in Craig hence my search has continued in that area. but to no avail. When I found the family in Scotland, they were listed as Johnston, but in England it is Johnson (which is correct) Basically all I have is a bit in the middle but no beginning or end for William as it were and I would dearly love to know more about him, who his parents were and where he died. 
Anyway, many thanks for taking an interest in my problem, it is very much appreciated.
Doric
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Schellenberg of Yorkshire/Durham
Westgarth of Durham/Pittington
Johnson of Sunderland/Houghton-le-Spring/Worksop/Yorks/Scotland
Charlton of Hexham and Houghton-le-Spring areas
Brown of Alnwick and Newbottle, Houghton-le-Spring/Chester-le-Street
Hailes of Chester-le-Street
Hope of Chester-le-Street
Ainsley of Willington/Chester-le-Street
Reed of Houghton-le-Spring
Baister of Houghton-le-Spring
Ashman of Houghton-le-Spring area
Wilson of Sunnybrow, Auckland
Wittman of Bradford/Leeds
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MonicaLesl
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A sign of the times Doric.
The only William Johnston (and its variants) that I have been able to find is the one in Worksop England in 1881. He is lodging there, married, age 41 and shows a Worksop birth place. Occupation is gas house labourer....which doesn't connect with anything 
Monica
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........
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